diff --git a/bbbmon/bbbmon.py b/bbbmon/bbbmon.py
index 9be5af272492c15c1e9f581d06f76b1086999f4d..ff8fd62bb8be9bef66d34896748d4cc9ad932647 100755
--- a/bbbmon/bbbmon.py
+++ b/bbbmon/bbbmon.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def main(userconfig, watch):
 @click.option('--presenter/--no-presenter', default=True, show_default=True, help="Hide or show the presenters")
 @click.option('--presenter-id/--no-presenter-id', default=False, show_default=True, help="Hide or show the presenter IDs")
 @click.option('--short', '-s', is_flag=True, help="Print less")
-@click.option('--compact', '-c', is_flag=True, help="Print compactly")
+@click.option('--compact/--expanded', '-c/-x', default=True, show_default=True, help="Print compactly (in columns) or expanded (on seperate lines)")
 @click.option('--twolines', '-2', is_flag=True, help="Print essentials on two lines")
 @click.option('--all', '-a', 'all_', is_flag=True, help="Print all")
 @click.option('--fancy/--no-fancy', default=False, show_default=True, help="Use fancy headers")